Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside Their Country of Origin 2005, para. 41
Paragraph
Paragraph text
States should ensure that access to education is maintained during all phases of the displacement cycle. Every unaccompanied and separated child, irrespective of status, shall have full access to education in the country that they have entered in line with articles 28, 29 (1) (c), 30 and 32 of the Convention and the general principles developed by the Committee. Such access should be granted without discrimination and in particular, separated and unaccompanied girls shall have equal access to formal and informal education, including vocational training at all levels. Access to quality education should also be ensured for children with special needs, in particular children with disabilities.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Movement
Person(s) affected
Children
Girls
Persons on the move
Persons with disabilities
Year
2005
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 6, Treatment of Unaccompanied and Separated Children Outside Their Country of Origin (2005), para. 41.